Medical student detection of melanoma: clinical skills.

Detection of Melanoma Skin Cancer by Elastic Scattering Spectra: A Proposed Classification Method

Introduction: There is a strong need for developing clinical technologies and instruments for prompt tissue assessment in a variety of oncological applications as smart methods. Elastic scattering spectroscopy (ESS) is a real-time, noninvasive, point-measurement, optical diagnostic technique for malignancy detection through changes at cellular and subcellular levels, especially important in ear...

Evaluation of practical skills of clinical medical student in Gorgan University

Introduction. The ability for practical skills is an important target for medical education. These skills are necessary for diagnosis of diseases and therapeutic procedures. This study is designed for evaluation of clinical skills. Methods. 92 medical student were selected randomly and data was collected by questionnaires. Results. 71.7% of stagers and 21.4% of internship students didn’t have...

Melanoma detection with a deep learning model

Background: Skin cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer in the world and melanoma is the deadliest type of skin cancer. Both melanoma and melanocytic nevi begin in melanocytes (cells that produce melanin). However, melanocytic nevi are benign whereas melanoma is malignant. This work proposes a deep learning model for classification of these two lesions.    Methods: In this analytic s...

Medical Student Melanoma Detection Rates in White and African American Skin using Moulage and Standardized Patients

The outcomes and acceptability of near-peer teaching among medical students in clinical skills

OBJECTIVE To determine the outcomes and acceptability of final-year students tutoring in Clinical Skills to Years 1-2 students in a 4-week Medical Education elective. METHODS A paper-based survey with 14 questions requiring responses on a Likert-like scale and 2 questions with free-text responses was used to investigate Year 6 student-tutor (n=45) and Years 1-2 tutee (n=348) perceptions of ne...